Catching The Gravel Bug At The Gravel Metric Tuesday May 21st, 2013 | 0 Comments | E-Fred It’s just about that time of year. What time, you ask? Time for North Central Cyclery's annual Gravel Metric event. The first GM ride took place in 2010. After being captivated by there promo video, I decided I needed to check it out. I emailed that first Gravel Metric video to my friend Andrew and then gave him a call. After talking with him, all he wanted to know was when we where leaving. I tuned up the La Cruz , picked up my friend, and headed to DeKalb, Illinois. Thinking back to that ride, a few things really stick out. First, is the heat. It was unusually warm that spring, and the weather went into full summer mode that weekend. The temperature rose above 100 that day. Second, is the feeling of the cool water at the creek crossing. I remember specifically standing in the water ...